Timmy the Timid Ghost

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Timmy the Timid Ghost
Cover of Timmy the Timid Ghost (1967) no. 2.jpg
Cover of Timmy the Timid Ghost (1967) #2, art by Jon D'Agostino.
Publication information
Publisher Charlton Comics
First appearance Atomic Mouse vol. 1, #5 (Nov. 1953)
Created byAl Fago
In-story information
SpeciesGhost
Abilitiesflight, intangibility

Timmy the Timid Ghost is a fictional comic book ghost, whose adventures were published by Charlton Comics. [1]

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Publication history

Timmy the Timid Ghost first appeared as a minor character in an Atomic Mouse story, "3-D Crime Wave" by Al Fago, in Atomic Mouse #5 (November 1953). [2]

Possibly in response to the popularity of Casper the Friendly Ghost, Timmy later graduated to his own comic book, beginning in Timmy the Timid Ghost #3 (February 1956). [3] The numbering of this series continued from Charlton's Win a Prize #2, as indicated in the "Statement of Ownership" in issue #4. [4] This series ran until issue #45 (September 1966).

Timmy returned in a new series in 1967, which ran for 23 issues until 1971. [5] [6]

In 1985, Timmy the Timid Ghost returned for a brief three-issue run, [7] continuing the numbering from the last series. Issues #24-26 were reprints of previously published stories. This final series was canceled when Charlton Publications closed its comic book division.

See also

References

  1. Markstein, Don. "Timmy the Timid Ghost". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. "GCD :: Issue :: Atomic Mouse #5".
  3. "GCD :: Series :: Timmy the Timid Ghost".
  4. "GCD :: Issue :: Timmy the Timid Ghost #4".
  5. "GCD :: Series :: Timmy the Timid Ghost".
  6. Sacks, Jason; Dallas, Keith (2014). American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1970s. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 55. ISBN   978-1605490564.
  7. "GCD :: Series :: Timmy the Timid Ghost".